Vulnerability in Cpanel

CVE-2019-20496

cPanel before 82.0.18 allows attackers to conduct arbitrary chown operations as root during log processing (SEC-532).

EPSS: 0.003 (21.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Cpanel
N/a — versions n/a

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-20496?: CVE-2019-20496 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cpanel. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-03-17.
How severe is CVE-2019-20496?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.